Egypt reports 801 new coronavirus cases with 43 deaths Saturday

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Sun, 11 Apr 2021 - 11:34 GMT

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Coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca developed by the University of Oxford- CCvia Flickr/Marco Verch Professional Photographer

Coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca developed by the University of Oxford- CCvia Flickr/Marco Verch Professional Photographer

CAIRO - 11 April 2020: Egypt detected 801 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 209,677.


In a statement issued by the Health Ministry, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 43 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 12,405.

As many as 600 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 159,054 so far, the spokesman said.

Recently, Health Minister Hala Zayed urged citizens to adhere to the preventive measures against coronavirus during Ramadan, through maintaining social distancing and wearing face masks.

She urged citizens to avoid home visits and to hold gatherings at open air as much as possible.

Egypt has started its vaccination campaign in January, starting with the medical teams at quarantine hospitals, for being on top of priority groups in terms of vaccination.

It has also started vaccination people suffering from chronic diseases and the elderly.

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